A guide for cities to
sustainable and inclusive
urban planning and design
together with girls2
Her City | Let her guide you
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Project manager:Laura Petrella
Project supervisors:Cecilia Andersson, Thomas Melin
Authors: Elin Andersdotter Fabre, Tove Julin, Christelle Lahoud, Chiara Martinuzzi
Contributors:Thomas Melin, Tove Derner, M"arta Westerberg, Maia Smillie, Pontus
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Her City | Let her guide you
A guide for cities to
sustainable and inclusive
urban planning and design
together with girls4
Her City | Let her guide you
Her City toolbox
Acknowledgements
We would particularly like to thank the Her City Expert Group and former Urban Girls Movement
Research Network as well as our partners and colleagues for their valuable insights throughout
this process:
Alazar Eijgu, Albert Edman, Alia Asad, Alizée Andrejka, Andres Borthagaray, Andrew Ouko, Angela
Mwai, Ann Legeby, Anne Labrouille, Annika Hjorth, Carl-Johan Engstr"om, Caroline Wrangsten,
Celine D’Cruz, Christer Larsson, Dafni Sarakinis, Deema Abuthiab, Douglas Cohen, Emelie
Anneroth, Emmy P, Gunnel Forsberg, Helin Agrali, Hendelis Ishak, Inga Bj"ork-Klevby, Ivy Mutisya,
Joe Mulligan, Kacper Pietruszka, Kajsa Leanderson, Kamal Naim, Kamil Rybiński, Kerstin Lanefeldt,
Krista Kampus, Kristin Malmcrona, Kristina Philipson, Lovisa Burfitt, Marcus Nyberg, Mariann
Eriksson, Melissa Permezel, Mi Sundquist, Mo Sarraf, Moné Ukonu, Monica von Schmalensee,
Nicolette Pingo, Nupur Prothi, Ola M"oller, Parvaneh Sharafi, Pietro Garau, Robert Warych, Sara
Borgstr"om, Sara Ferlander, Seyedeh Atefeh Mortazavi, Sona Rashid, Susanna Findahl, Susannah
Price, Tanya Jukkala, Vania Ceccato, Victor Mgendi, Victoria Escobar, Viktoria Walldin.
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Her City | Let her guide you
Table of Contents
Foreword 8
Introduction 9
About Her City toolbox 10
User guide 11
Phase 1: Assessment 16
Block 1: Stakeholder engagement 18
Block 2: City wide assessment24
Block 3: Site specific assessment 30
Phase 2: Design 38
Block 4: Analysing challenges40
Block 5: Designing ideas 46
Block 6: Recommendations for action52
Phase 3: Implementation 56
Block 7: Action plans 58
Block 8: Sharing results 64
Block 9: Implementation and follow-up 68
Recommendations 74
Annexes: Tools 7